Language
How Do you Say...?
This list of words will help you when travelling to find an address, get to your hotel, go to a restaurant or visit a museum.
GREETINGS
Hello: ahlan w-sahlan
(response) ahlan bik (m) / biki (f) / bikum (pl)
More formal Hello: assalaamu aleikum
(response) wa-aleikum assalaam
Hi: marhaba or sa‘eeda
How are you? izzayak (m) / izzayik (f)
To say that you are fine: kwayyis (m) / kwayyisa (f)
What is your name? ismak (m) / ismik (f) ey?
To say what your name is: ismi …(your name)
Nice to meet you: fursa sa’eeda
Good morning: sabah il-kheer (morning of goodness)
(response) sabah in-nur ( morning of light)
Good evening: masa’ il-kheer (evening of goodness)
(response) masa’ in-nur (evening of light)
Goodnight: tisbah ‘ala kheer (m) / tisbahi ‘ala kheer (f)
And to you: wenta bikheer (m) / wenti bikheer (f)
Thanks be to God: il-hamdu lillah
Goodbye: ma‘a salaama
BASICS
Yes: aiwa or na‘am
No: la
Please: min fadlak (m) / min fadlik (f)
Thank you: shukran
You’re welcome: afwan
Sorry: aasif (m) / asfa (f)
God Willing: inshallah
Do you speak: titkallim (m) / titkallimi (f) …
‘arabi? Arabic?
ingleezi? English?
fransawi? French?
To say that you speak English: ana batkallim ingleezi
To say that you don’t speak Arabic: ana ma-batkallim ‘arabi
To say that you don’t understand: ana mush fahem (m) / ana mush fahma (f)
To say that you don’t know: ana mush ‘aarif (m) / ana mush ‘aarfa (f)
It’s not your business: mush shughlak
To say that you do not wish to be touched: sibni le wadi!
Be quiet: uskut
Enough/Finished: Khalas
Let’s go: yallah
Slowly: baraahah
Never Mind: maalesh
It doesn’t matter: mush muhim
There’s no problem: ma feesh mushkila
Is it possible?: mumkin?
It’s not possible: mush mumkin
What’s the time: issa‘a kam?
DIRECTIONS
Where is….. feyn…
funduk (name) ? (name) hotel?
mat’am (name)? (name) restaurant?
mahattat il-autobees? the bus station?
mahattat il-atr? the train station?
el-mogaf? the service taxi depot?
il-mataar? the airport?
il-mustashfa? the hospital?
il-twalet? the toilet?
Left: Shimaal
Right: yimeen
Straight ahead: ‘ala tool
Near: areeb
Far: Ba’eed
Here: hina
There: Hinak
SHOPPING
Do you have? fi ‘andak (m) / fi ‘andik (f) … ?
… sigaara/sagayir … cigarette(s)
… kibreet … matches
… gurnal … newspaper
To say that you want something: ayyiz haaga (m) / ayyza haaga (f)
tanya else
ahsan min da … better than this
arkhas min da … cheaper
zay da … like this
But: wa-laakin
Bigger / Smaller: akbar/asghar
How much: bi-kam
It’s too expensive: da ghaali awi
That’s fine: maashi
ACCOMMODATION
Do you have a room? fi ‘andak ouda? (m) / fi ‘andik ouda? (f)
To say that you would like to see the room: ayyiz ashuf il-owad (m) / ayyza ashuf il-owad (f)
Is there: fi … ?
… mayya sukhna? … hot water?
… doush? … a shower?
… balcona? … a balcony?
… takyeef hawa? … air conditioning?
… telifoon? … a telephone?
How much is the bill? kam il-hisab?
MONEY
Where is the bank? feyn il-bank?
To say that you want to change…. ayyiz aghayyar (m) /ayyza aghayyar (f)
… floos … money
… ginay sterlini … British pounds
… dolar amrikani … American dollars
… euro … euros
… shikaat siyahiyya … traveller’s cheques
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